Monday, 31 December 2012

Bangalore: Youth for Nation organised a protest at
Jaya Nagar 4Th Block, Bangalore on December 30 demanding justice in the
Sowjanya rape and murder case.

Speaking on the occasion, Ashwin Amin Bantwal expressed his concern
over the rising cases of atrocities on women and demanded a thorough
probe into the Sowjanya case in order to bring the culprits to book. He
also urged for speedy disposal of cases of crime against women and
pleaded for change in laws.

He further warned that the Youth for Nation would intensify its
protest if justice is denied in case of Sowjanya rape and murder case
and many more such cases.

Niraj Kamath, Harshanarayan, Janardhan, Chetan Shetty Sachin and other leaders of Youth for Nation, were present.

Friday, 28 December 2012

Belthangady, Dec 28,2012: The CID which is
investigating into the Sowjanya rape and murder case, has decided to
shift Santosh Rao, the lone person arrested in connection with the
case, to the Parappana Agrahara Prison in Bangalore.

The CID cops had already made an appeal in this regard in the court.The petition had said that Santosh Rao said to be mentally unstable,
could be treated in Bangalore for his mental illness if he was shifted
to the Parappana Agrahara prison. However , a decision in this regard was
delayed as the accused too had to agree for the shifting. Reports now
say that even Santosh Rao has agreed to his shifting.

On the other hand, it has been gathered that during interrogation by
CID sleuths, Santosh used to remain silent and pretend to be mentally
ill whenever questioned about Sowjanya rape and murder case, though
otherwise he gave satisfactory reply to other queries.

The police will now inquire Santosh in Bangalore after providing him higher treatment if required.

Belthangady, Dec 25: The members of state Child
Rights Protection Committee on Monday December 24 visited the family of
Sowjanya, the 17-year-old student who was found raped and murdered at
Pangala near Dharmasthala in early October this year.The family claimed that Sowjanya was murdered elsewhere and her body dumped at the spot where she was later found.

Daughter of Chandappa Gowda, Sowjanya was found brutally raped and
murdered on October 10 at Pangala near Dharmasthala. Her body was found
among the bushes in a forest area.The family members appealed to the committee for justice but
expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that the committee members had
visited them two months after the incident took place.They informed that during the search operation for Sowjanya, the
place where her body was found was checked thoroughly on the night she
went missing. “How did the body appear the next day when we had already
searched the same place the previous night?” the family members
questioned.

Speaking to reporters, Umesh Aaradya H R, president of Child Rights
Protection Committee said, “The committee members have questioned others
and obtained information. The information related to Sowjanya’s murder
will be collected and submitted to the court through the department
concerned. The matter is being investigated by the police department and
the CoD, and Child Rights Protection Committee will ensure that the
investigation is not delayed.”“There is a difference between the recent reports on the case and the
information obtained from the family members. Efforts are being made to
find out the truth,” he said.

Prior to meeting family members, information from departments concerned was also collected.The Child Rights Protection Committee has been formed to protect
children below 17 years of age from any sort of harassment. The
commission strives to protect them from any sort of violence be it
physical, mental, or related to education or nutrition, from their
parents, public, or teachers.

Bangalore Mirror, a venture of TOI has written an article on Sowjanya case and our online campaign which has been on course to get justice for the victim in its website on December 26.

I hope this would reach many readers and help us in many ways to get the much needed justice.

____________________________________________________________________What happened with Sowjanya on October 10?

Belthangady, Oct 10: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was found brutally murdered near Pangala in Dharmasthala, on Wednesday October 10.The deceased has been identified as Sowjanya, daughter of Chandappa
Gowda, a PWD contractor and resident of Pangala. Sowjanya was a second
year PU student of SDM College, Ujire. It is learnt that her parents lodged a missing report in Belthangady
police station when she did not return home after class on Tuesday
October 9 evening. A search operation was launched, but she could not be
found.Sources told Daijiworld that her body was found on Wednesday among
the bushes beside the road leading to Pangala. She was wearing her
uniform and her bag was found nearby. Police suspect that she has been
raped and murdered.Her hands were fastened with the shawl which she was wearing, and
there was mud on her legs showing signs of a struggle. Her clothes were
torn and she was reportedly strangled to death. Also, her gold chain and earrings were left intact, making it clear that robbery was not the intentionSowjanya was the second among Chandappa's four daughters and one son. Her elder sister is married.SP Abhishek Goyal, Puttur inspector Sudarshan and Belthangady SI Yogish Kumar visited the spot.Belthagady police have registered a case. Investigations are on.

Sunday, 23 December 2012

A meeting of prominent citizens, people’s representatives and organizations held in the Nagarika Seva Trust premises in Guruvayanakere has resolved to approach the state high court to seek a CBI probe into the case of Rape and murder of student Sowjanya.

Concern was expressed over 434 cases of suicide and 16 murders that
have taken place in and around Ujire and Dharmasthala during the last 11
years and they too should be brought under the purview of the CBI
probe, it was demanded.

The action of the Belthangady police station house officer in filing
an FIR against Trust president Somanath Nayak without even making a
formal investigation was also condemned at the meeting. Writer-thinker
Lakshmish Tolpady presided over the meeting. Somanath Nayak welcomed the
gathering and secretary Jayaprakash Bhat thanked everyone.

Belthangady: A meeting of elected representatives as well as representatives of
various organizations held at the Nagarika Seva Trust office at
Guruvayanakere, has decided to file a writ petition in the High Court
demanding a CBI investigation into the Sowjanya rape and murder case.

Alongside with it, the meeting also resolved to seek a CBI probe into
all the 434 cases of suicides and 16 murder cases reported from
Dharmasthala and Ujire in the past 11 years. A memorandum would be
submitted in this regard to the state High Court.

The meeting
further strongly condemned the FIR filed against the Trust President
Somanath Nayak by the Belthangady Police. Lakshmisha Tolpady, noted
thinker presided over the meeting.